Sugar Prices Rise as War Fears Hit Markets
Sugar has jumped nearly a dollar per sack amid war fears and a paralyzed European market. Reported by Seattle wholesalers, butter and eggs stay low while dried fruits and other staples may rise. the National Housewives League urges meetings to monitor and oppose unwarranted price hikes.
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Cuba
England
Europe
New Zealand
New York
National Housewives’ League
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National Executive Committee
Disappearance of $1100 echoes film thrillers in Seattle
At the Frye hotel a Spokane man Thomas Sirle met Lucille Young. after a taxi ride to his room she fled with $1100. Detectives seized Young and taxi driver George Bayer, 24, but the missing sum remains unresolved amid scant theories.
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Colonial Theatre
Frye Hotel
Thomas Sirle
Spokane
Lucille ‘Young
Sirle
Giles W. Humphrey
Ralph Jones
George Bayer
Bayer
Judge Humphries Lets His Views On Europe War Be Known
The judge speaks amid illness about the European conflict. He praises President Wilson for keeping the United States neutral and hopes the war ends soon. He notes the world seems to be going mad and calls the war ruinous and terrible while hoping prayers for peace may become reality.
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Five deaths noted as Seattle markets rise and ships sail
A jumble of city items reports five deaths, a higher Seattle lemon market, divorce filings, and notable moves. E W Ferris sails as liner Empress of Russia heads Orient with mail, while Edward Sewall due today after a voyage.
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Theodore Hipp
W. E. Witty
East Des Moines
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W. Ford
American Osteopathic Association
Wm. Coleman
Ballard
Home Consumers’ League
Washington
May H. Surry
Edward Sewall
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Riley Baldwin
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Yakima
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Fortuna Park
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H. Traines
Frank O’hara
John Washington
Joseph Berg
Harry A. Shaw
Police Relief Association
M. A. Matthews Aske
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T. Stanley Soltau
Adelaide Woodard
Carranza Marches on Mexico City and Japan Prepares Attacks
General Carranza aims to march on Mexico City as Japan readies to strike Tsington and relieve British garrisons at Tientsin and Peking, shaping a broader wartime expectation.
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Peking
Women crowd stores as prices for staples rise in London
Thousands of shoppers, mainly women, form long lines at department and provision stores in London Aug 7 crowding inside to stock up for months ahead. Prices for bread cheese sugar rice and other staples rise sharply with frozen beef up four cents a pound. Master bakers agree no immediate bread price increase. American society monitors distressed Americans.
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London
Seattle People in Europe Are Safe
Washington, Aug. 7. Through the state department representatives seek the whereabouts and condition of Seattle residents in Europe. The party including Mrs. F. H. Baxter and Mrs. B. E. Brown is safe at Montreux, Switzerland. Mrs. Stella M. Brockett is in Paris, but communications are cut off.
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Washington
Europe
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Montreux
Switzerland
Stella M. Brockett
Thle
Paris
Great War Armaments Loom Over Global Conflict
Military experts warn that modern armies have grown nearly tenfold since Waterloo and that battleships, long-range fire, and aerial weapons promise death-power unseen in prior centuries. The era’s vast weapons threaten a drama of destruction unlike any in history. What will 1914’s portrait be?
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Waterloo
Carmody and Others Injured After Embankment Crash
Arthur B. Carmody owner of the car that plunged 50 feet on The Meadows road Thursday morning reports he is injured and in custody at the Arctic club. He is a University of Washington fraternity man who gathered eight occupants near Tate's cafe for a trip to a roadhouse. George Butter of Juneau, Alaska, is hospitalized at the county hospital.
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Arthur B. Carmody
Meadows Road
Arctic Club
Carmody
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Tate
George Butter
Juneau
Alaska
Eee Hurt
Second body expected from Grand Trunk dock ruins
Firemen remove debris at the burned Grand Trunk dock after a smell of burned flesh. A second body is expected to be recovered today, believed to be H. L. Harvey, driver for Lloyd's Transfer Co.
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Grand Trunk Dock
H. L. Harvey
Lloyd’s Transfer Co
Napoleon Devastated Europe A Century Ago War Reflections
A 1818 battle near Paris marked Napoleon’s first major defeat as European powers united against him. The piece contrasts then and now noting vast growth in arms from muskets to machine guns and air-delivered bombs, while highlighting the human cost on cities, armies, and civilians.
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Napoleon
Paris
Gentry Brothers Circus Prepares Tent at Fourth and Lenora
The Gentry Brothers bring a large troupe of animals including dogs ponies and a monkey act and will set up the tent at Fourth and Lenora ready for business Friday afternoon. The show runs through Saturday night.
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Gentry Brothers’ Dog, Pony and Monkey Circus
Fourth
Lenora
Rental Directory Highlights Seattle Properties Each Saturday
The Star prints a weekly Rental Directory on Saturday afternoons, listing new houses cottages apartments and stores for rent. Tenants review premises prior to choosing and often meet agents to finalize occupancy. The feature showcases Seattle rental agencies and promotes dependable listings. Watch for it August 8.
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Star
Premses
Thorourg
Satuday Star
Seattle
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